Discussion: Personal and Professional Social Work Values Heterosexism is defined as "the discrimination or prejudice by heterosexuals against homosexuals" (merriam-webster.com) and is predicated on the belief that being heterosexual is the norm and the only accepted type of relationship. Everyday heterosexism is exemplified in our media, our policies, and daily practices. By making these assumptions, social workers can be in part culpable for the oppression and marginalization experienced by the LGBTQ community. As a profession, social work embraces diversity and strives to ensure equal rights for all. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is committed to supporting the needs of these groups and, in turn, they created the National Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues. During this week's discussion you will be asked to consider how one's own personal views on sexual orientation may clash with the profession's stance. By Day 3 Post a scenario of how a social worker's personal, ethical, and moral values in relation to the LGBTQ community might conflict with those of their clients. Explain the distinction between personal ethics and values and professional ethics and values evident in the social work profession in addressing this community. Be specific and explain how this distinction relates to the scenario you posted. Also explain how prejudice and bias might create barriers to fulfilling your professional responsibility to the LGBTQ community. Assignment 1: Project Progress In Week 10, you will submit a recorded PowerPoint presentation on a cultural event in which you participate. This final project allows faculty to evaluate how you integrate the various concepts related to diversity, human rights, and social justice. You will be expected to evaluate course content as you share aspects of your experience. This Week, you are asked to provide an updated on your progress. It is recommended that you to attend the event no later than Week 8 to prevent last minute challenges with this assignment, such as in the case when an event is cancelled. The event should be open to the public and be related to a diverse social identity. Places that may list cultural events, meetings, or experiences include your local or neighborhood newspaper, church bulletins, local colleges, primary schools, or your local library. Below are some possible ideas: Check your Office of Multicultural Affairs Town hall meeting in another part of town Local churches Local training Local Agencies Identify local multicultural communities to see if there are any events Pride Event/Parade Contact a town visitor center Civic Committee  If you have difficulty identifying a cultural event in your community, please contact your Instructor immediately. For this Week’s assignment, consider a short checklist of items to confirm you are prepared for this assignment. By Day 5 of Week 7 Submit your response to the following prompts.

1. Discussion: Personal and Professional Social Work Values
Heterosexism is defined as "the discrimination or prejudice by
heterosexuals against homosexuals" (merriam-webster.com) and
is predicated on the belief that being heterosexual is the norm
and the only accepted type of relationship.
Everyday heterosexism is exemplified in our media, our
policies, and daily practices. By making these assumptions,
social workers can be in part culpable for the oppression and
marginalization experienced by the LGBTQ community.
As a profession, social work embraces diversity and strives to
ensure equal rights for all. The National Association of Social
Workers (NASW) is committed to supporting the needs of these
groups and, in turn, they created the National Committee on
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues. During this
week's discussion you will be asked to consider how one's own
personal views on sexual orientation may clash with the
profession's stance.
By Day 3
Post a scenario of how a social worker's personal, ethical, and
moral values in relation to the LGBTQ community might
conflict with those of their clients. Explain the distinction
between personal ethics and values and professional ethics and
values evident in the social work profession in addressing this
community. Be specific and explain how this distinction relates
to the scenario you posted. Also explain how prejudice and bias
might create barriers to fulfilling your professional
responsibility to the LGBTQ community.

2. Assignment 1: Project Progress
In Week 10, you will submit a recorded PowerPoint presentation
on a cultural event in which you participate. This final project
allows faculty to evaluate how you integrate the various
concepts related to diversity, human rights, and social justice.
You will be expected to evaluate course content as you share
aspects of your experience. This Week, you are asked to provide
an updated on your progress.
It is recommended that you to attend the event no later than
Week 8 to prevent last minute challenges with this assignment,
such as in the case when an event is cancelled. The event should
be open to the public and be related to a diverse social identity.
Places that may list cultural events, meetings, or experiences
include your local or neighborhood newspaper, church bulletins,
local colleges, primary schools, or your local library.
Below are some possible ideas:
Check your Office of Multicultural Affairs
Town hall meeting in another part of town
Local churches
Local training
Local Agencies
Identify local multicultural communities to see if there are any

3. events
Pride Event/Parade
Contact a town visitor center
Civic Committee
If you have difficulty identifying a cultural event in your
community, please contact your Instructor immediately.
For this Week’s assignment, consider a short checklist of items
to confirm you are prepared for this assignment.
By Day 5 of Week 7
Submit your response to the following prompts:
Identify the cultural event that you plan to experience to fulfill
the requirements for the main project.
What event have you identified? Where is the agency/activity
that you plan to attend?
When are you planning to attend the event/activity? What is the
specific date and time?
How does this activity/event differ from your own diverse
experience?
What challenges you foresee with completing this Project?
What are you looking forward to as you complete this project?

4. Have you reviewed the resources and practiced using Personal
Capture to create a recorded PowerPoint presentation, so you
are prepared to submit the presentation correctly (see
Document: Kaltura Personal Capture - QuickStart Guide (PDF)
in Required Resources)?
Assignment 2: Journal Entry - Social Workers and the LGBTQ
Population and Advocacy, Internationally
The LGBTQ community continues to experience incidences of
prejudice and bias. Not only are these prejudices exemplified in
interpersonal interactions through slurs and violent acts but also
in the policies maintained in social work agencies and
institutions. On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court
extended marriage rights to same-sex partners. Since this ruling,
the federal government has extended all federal and
military/veteran benefits to married same-sex couples. Despite
this progress, states continue to debate laws and policies that
would legalize forms of discrimination toward LGBTQ
individuals. Advocacy organizations, such as the Human Rights
Campaign, provide policy maps showing the different rights
provided in different states (see https://www.hrc.org/state-
maps). Social workers are expected to fight to eliminate these
inequalities throughout communities, programs, and
institutions.
Around the world, members of the LGBTQ community continue
to struggle for their rights. In some countries, they have made
some progress. In 2016, 20 countries legally recognized
marriage for same-sex couples (Human Rights Campaign, 2016).
However, in other countries, the LGBTQ community faces much
greater obstacles, and the consequences of fighting for basic
rights are grave for both LGBTQ individuals and allies. Being

5. gay is a crime punishable by death in 10 countries and is illegal
in a total of 73 countries (Human Rights Campaign, 2016).
Because of the violence and social exclusion experienced
globally, LGBTQ individuals may seek refugee status because
of their sexual orientation or gender identity/expression (UN
High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR], 2016).
Human Rights Campaign. (2019). State Maps of Laws &
Policies. Retrieved from https://www.hrc.org/state-maps
Human Rights Campaign. (2016). International. Retrieved from
http://www.hrc.org/explore/topic/international
UN High Commissioner for Refugees. (2015). Protecting
persons with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities:
A global report on UNHCR's efforts to protect Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex asylum-seekers and
refugees. Retrieved from
http://www.refworld.org/docid/566140454.html
To prepare: Consider the following statement:
NASW encourages the adoption of laws that recognize
inheritance, insurance, same-sex marriage, child custody,
property, and other rights in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and

6. transgender relationships. The Association firmly believes that
all federal protections and responsibilities available to legally
married people in the United States should be available to
people who enter same sex unions (including domestic
partnerships, civil unions, and same sex marriages).
Then, read or view the United Nations Address on Global LGBT
Rights by Hillary Clinton.
Clinton, H. (2011, December). Gay rights abroad. Speech
delivered in recognition of International Human Rights Day,
Geneva, Switzerland. Text posted with permission from the
White House Office of Communications at
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/06/hillary-clinton-
gay-rights-speech-geneva_n_1132392.html?ref=mostpopular
Xtra. (2012, March 13). Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s
historic LGBT speech – full length – high definition. Retrieved
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIqynW5EbIQ
By Day 7 of Week 7
Submit a 2-3 page reaction to this statement of the National
Association of Social Workers (NASW). Describe what you
think is the role of social workers in equal rights and access to
LGBTQ populations. Next provide a detailed explanation of

7. your reaction to the United Nations Address on Global LGBT
Rights. Then, explain why, in the context of practicing social
work in North America, it is important for us to acknowledge
and address sexual orientation and gender diversity of
marginalized populations across the world. Explain the role of
social workers on an international level in relation to the rights
of the LGBTQ community. Identify specific skills and actions
you would employ as an advocate.
Required Readings
Dessel, A. B., Jacobsen, J., Levy, D. L., McCarty-Caplan, D.,
Lewis, T. O., & Kaplan, L. E. (2017). LGBTQ topics and
Christianity in social work: Tackling the tough questions. Social
Work & Christianity, 44(1/2), 11-30.
National Association of Social Workers’ National Committee on
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues. (2015). Sexual
orientation change efforts (SOCE) and conversion therapy with
lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender persons [Position
Statement]. Retrieved from
https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=yH3U
sGQQmYI%3d&portalid=0
Ryan, C. (2009). Supportive families, healthy children: Helping
families with lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender children. San
Francisco, CA: Family Acceptance Project, Marian Wright
Edelman Institute, San Francisco State University. Retrieved
from http://familyproject.sfsu.edu/publications.
The Trevor Project. (2016). Glossary. Retrieved from
http://www.thetrevorproject.org/pages/glossary#

8. Adams, M., Blumenfeld, W. J., Castaneda, C., Catalano, D. C.
J., DeJong, K., Hackman, H. W,... Zuniga, X. (Eds.). (2018).
Readings for diversity and social justice (4th ed.). New York,
NY: Routledge Press.
Chapter 73, The interSEXion: queer progressive agenda (pp.
391-394)
Chapter 66, Privilege (pp. 367-370)
Chapter 69, Women & LGBT people under attack: 1903s and
now (pp. 378-381)
Chapter 85, Mestiza/o gender: Notes toward transformative
masculinity (pp. 434-439)
Chapter 72, Introduction-How sex changed: A history of
transsexuality (pp. 388-390)
Chapter 76, Transgender liberation (pp. 400-403)
Chapter 81, Mutilating gender (pp. 419-425)
Chapter 83, Trans woman manifesto (pp. 429-432)
Chapter 77, The Impact of juvenile court on Queer and
trans/gender non-conforming youth (pp. 403-406)
It Gets Better Project. (n.d.). It gets better. Retrieved September
6, 2013, from: http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
Document: Kaltura Personal Capture - QuickStart Guide (PDF)

9. Required Media
Chang, J., & Dazols, L. (2015, May). This is what LGBT life is
like around the world [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/jenni_chang_and_lisa_dazols_this_is
_what_lgbt_life_is_like_around_the_world
Richen, Y. (2014, March). What the gay rights movement
learned from the civil rights movement [Video file]. Retrieved
from
https://www.ted.com/talks/yoruba_richen_what_the_gay_rights_
movement_learned_from_the_civil_rights_movement
Optional Media
Granderson, L. (2012, May). The myth of the gay agenda.
Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/lz_granderson_the_myth_of_the_gay
_agenda